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[Android Apps and Games] technozz:
AdClear not auto on vpn after reboot, is there any specific setting for it?

Note : running at miui 8 and allow all permission
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Yes, you might need to do it through Android, but you can do it in settings as well.
[Android Apps and Games] Jacqueline Kim:
working great!!! thanks
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Good to hear! Let us know if you need any help.
[Android Apps and Games] guirimg:
Works very well in nougat

Galaxy s+ edge +
[Android Apps and Games] DemonSoul:
Why is the xda link removed? Is this safe? Im using rooted phone but with adaway or adguard I keep getting adds I was using this on a non rooted and it worked amazingly good, way better than the rooted ones I was using but installing that certificate makes me worry...

Having a pop up notification warning me every single time i reboot the phone , that there is a unknown certificate that can read my emails and get my personal information makes me worried about putting my personal info even on the phone (Credit card number , etc)
[Android Apps and Games] Buff52:
Adclear.

Downloaded from Devs site. One of the reasons I always root my devices is to get rid of intrusive ads. Working fine on my SG5, and am now considering whether to bother rooting after all!) Thank you for this great app.
[Android Apps and Games] DemonSoul:
Exactly after testing this I don't even know why even root a nowadays, looks to good lol is this really safe? If it is I'm going to use it on my root phone I think
[Android Apps and Games] finferlo:
Honor 6x ( Nougat) do not work !! (ADS)

On Honor 6X (emui 5 nougat) the latest working version is 7.0.0.505114, the following ones DO NOT BLOCK ADS
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Here's that link: https://xdaforums.com/devdb/project/?id=13758#downloads

I just hadn't updated the link int he OP!
[Android Apps and Games] DemonSoul:
Thanks for the link, but the other things i was talking about?
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Yes, AdClear is safe to use. The certificate is for HTTPS filtering mode, and it doesn't give us any personally identifying information, nor any way for us to deduce who you are.
[Android Apps and Games] guirimg:
The update of yesterday 505425 fails at times in Android 7.0 - Galaxy S6 Edge+ , for the rest well
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
What specifically seems to be going on?
[Android Apps and Games] guirimg:
Before the update did not block Gmail and the widget in Nova Launcher does not work well on-off
[Android Apps and Games] flipmode_11:
AdGuard vs. AdClear

I found AdClear for Samsung was brilliant at filtering for Yandex Browser, an other Samsung compatible browsers.

However the best so far, has been AdGuard (from their website) as it has the Firewall I used from No Root Firewall, plus the Advert/Malware block lists, and logging to determine what is going on.

I cannot find any other alternatives to AdGuard from their website (not the Google Play version)....

What have other people found? Is the new version of AdClear now able to do more?
[Android Apps and Games] dumining:
works well for me without any effort other than having to use a lock screen (stock Note 4 Android 6.01) - it has firewall (but dont use) - has filter log so can see what has been blocked. Saves having to upgrade apps or mess with workarounds, brilliant.
[Android Apps and Games] arifnasirshaikh:
Still shows ads in ADM and terrarium tv
[Android Apps and Games] flipmode_11:
I don't get adverts but you can easily enable filtering log to see enabled apps activities, and then block.

But there is no way to enable app but not connect unless rule exists.

No Root Firewall allows me THREE modes:

- allow all

- block all

- allow/block per rules

So apps like weather and email etc, have only 1-2 allowed server.

E.g. Gmail = imap.gmail.com;

Aqua Mail = pop.xxx.com, imap.zzz.com

Weather timeline = weathertimeline.com;

Weather Zone = wsiphone.theweather.com.au;

BOM Weather = api.bom.gov.au, ws.cdn.bom.gov.au;

Alarm clock = caynax.com (funnily enough now questioning the need!), etc etc.

Etc....

So it is frustrating that you can only block with some of these apps, rather than allow and block.

But I think the malware and advert blocking lists are most important. There are many more out there, other than Easy List.

Please share your experience and perfect combination and configuration of apps to protect privacy and security! :D
[Android Apps and Games] rjm831:
How about PrivacyList? I am more concerned about trackers and cookies and analytics than adverts!
[Android Apps and Games] merc1ful:
check the settings, I believe there is a tracker protection option.

btw if I snooze a messenger apps, am I still getting the notification?
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Yes we block trackers.

And it would depend on the app. Usually, no, or at least not instantly.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Which ads are you seeing in ADM?

Terrarium needs its cache to be cleared constantly to block ads. I would check to make sure that is happening.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
We're working on improving the functionality of our Firewall to provide better parameters based on the individual application. Good to hear you aren't seeing ads!
[Android Apps and Games] merc1ful:
what about system apps? is it safe to snooze? because I found that the default setting of snooze is all apps. and btw could you make the notification low priority? so it will be at the bottom of notification
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Yes it is safe. I'll look into the notification.
[Android Apps and Games] TaZeR369:
Could someone please update the download links/mirrors, I was only able to download from one, had some problems installing at first with corrupt apk or something but after a few re-downloads it worked. I'm going to be testing it now, hopefully its as good or better then the ridiculously expensive "adguard" app that I had been running a trial version of.
[Android Apps and Games] siba01:
Apk from website not block ads... I'm using LinageOS 14 7.1.2

I installed cert and made adclear sys admin, but ads still there.

Any advice?

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[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
We can't fully guarantee success on custom ROMs, but it shouldn't be that noticeable. Try sending us a report in the app with a picture of one of the ads and we'll see whether we can block it or not.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
I apologize for that! I'll get one up there in a bit.
[Android Apps and Games] oroboros74:
Can you please make this more compatible with Android TV? It already works.. But the UI has some work to be done.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
What issues are you having with the interface?
[Android Apps and Games] oroboros74:
First of all it's in portrait mode, and obviously Android TV should be landscape.

It's not always possible to navigate to various buttons and interact with them. For example you can't enable the additional filters (German, Spanish, etc), or install the trusted certificate for HTTPS filtering.

You can't scroll on "Manage apps" or interact with them.

I'm using the Mibox3, which uses a DPAD remote.

Would be great if you could get it working properly on Android TV!
[Android Apps and Games] ihackx2k16:
Hello.

Is it possible to add own block lists?

Thank you
[Android Apps and Games] TaZeR369:
Yes there is a custom list as well as whitelist to add your own urls. So far I am very satisfied with this blocker works much better then the paid Adguard.
[Android Apps and Games] ihackx2k16:
How can I set up these list?

I want to black Google ads.

Thank you :)
[Android Apps and Games] TaZeR369:
I thought I saw the option to add your own filters but I think that was in the other app I was trying so my mistake. I'm not sure of how to add custom blocking in this app, maybe the dev knows.
[Android Apps and Games] ihackx2k16:
Okay, Thank you.

You welcome
[Android Apps and Games] rainman74:
AdClear blocks Airdroid Screen Mirroring

What do I have to config, to allow screen mirroring on my device again?
[Android Apps and Games] luigi0824:
Please enable ad blocking on Instagram so I will enable this app on my phone. Instagram ads are so annoying and data consuming.
[Android Apps and Games] siba01:
Thanks for the support but other blockers based on VPN works perfectly.

Don't worry, actually I'm using adaway with magisksu.

I don't want to root my next phone, then I'll try again your app. Thanks

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[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Thank you for providing such detail. We've been working on landscape for a while.

I believe we have other reports about the Mibox as well, but I've never heard of the buttons themselves not working.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
We're working on it. Still haven't found a way around facebook/instagram ads.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
You should see it in general settings.
[Android Apps and Games] ihackx2k16:
I'll download it again and set it up.

I've got another question to you:

Why I can't setup up Adclear as system admin?

It always tells me: "device admin cancelled"

I'm on Android 7.1.1 Nokia 5
[Android Apps and Games] oroboros74:
I'm not sure why, but I have the same Adclear settings on two separate Miboxes. Now Youtube TV has a new v.2 app out. On one Mibox I don't get ads (though it would be nice to have an option from adclear to block embedded links), and on the other no ads are blocked. I tried clearing Youtube data after installing Adclear on that one, but still ads.

Suggestions?
[Android Apps and Games] ihackx2k16:
This is what I got if I want to enable device admin for Adclear :(
[Android Apps and Games] meepzilla:
By any chance, do you have a pattern set as a lock? I switched mine to a pin out of curiosity (kept asking for a pattern continuously, even after inputting) and it worked perfectly.
[Android Apps and Games] ihackx2k16:
My Device is locked with fingerprints. If there are no match with my fingerprints I've to put in my password
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
This appears to be a common Android problem. You'll need to clear your credentials and uncheck your device administrator settings and retry. I would go ahead and reinstall AdClear at that point as well.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
They're both on the same version of Youtube?

If so, I'd try reinstalling the certificate. It seems to not be working properly.
[Android Apps and Games] oroboros74:
Both on the same version. Like I mentioned, on the Mibox you can't install the certificate (see my post), it would be great if you could fix that.
[Android Apps and Games] Sean_FD2R:
Just got my Note 8. Tried to download from the link from OP however I'm facing parsing error with multiple devices and browsers.

Could anyone provide me a working download link?

Sent from KaBooM Note.7
[Android Apps and Games] jerrystar:
CAN'T USE

:( dear brother, im using asus zenfone 5 kitkat without root. After installing it CONTINUOUSLY shows only the message " unfortunately adclear has been stopped". ANY HOW I MANAGED TO UNINSTALL IT. why showing this i can't understand. Please give me any suggetion.
[Android Apps and Games] redswap:
Since I'm using adclear, my internet slowing down. Sometimes I have to turn off adclear so that I can load a website. Is this normal? HTC u play and 6.0
[Android Apps and Games] saigon66:
Me 2. I have SS S8+. Some time a website don't load and I have to turn off adclear to load the website.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
I would suggest turning the VPN off and back on in these cases. Sometimes it can cause the internet to hang if you've, for instance, switched between LTE and Wi-Fi.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
What seemed to be happening? I would try to reinstall, and make sure you have device administrator enabled.
[Android Apps and Games] arifnasirshaikh:
Does this app block Facebook ads?? One they show in-between videos??
[Android Apps and Games] redswap:
Sorry my ignorance, but how you do that.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
We're working on it.
[Android Apps and Games] Celestial Fury:
BUG

Firewall setting - Bulk update doesn't work properly / at all. Tested on 3 different phones from 2 different companies on Android 5.1 and 6.

QUESTIONS

The VPN is turned off when the phone is used as a mobile hotspot. What about the firewall? Is it turned off as well?

If the VPN is local and no data is sent to your servers then why the need to exclude sensitive apps like banking and medical?

If encrypted ads need to be blocked with a certificate then why can such ads be blocked in Youtube in a web browser with only browser extensions?
[Android Apps and Games] roy92:
Ok so currently Adclear cannot block ads in Youtube in Nougat without root?? I also see ads in Youtube with adclear on.

Also you don't seem to have a way to whitelist and blacklist apps manually. Also no support for custom hosts files? Also no toggle on quick settings? Blokada has all this albeit with buggy implementation but it works. Please take a look at that app. I am currently using yous and gauging the battery impact. But I don't expect to use it longer when it's missing Youtube ads plus the features other totally free and open source ad-blockers provide.
[Android Apps and Games] Azarenka:
Disqus comments being blocked? GMX Mail broken?

It seems Disqus comments are being blocked by Adclear when accessing websites via Chrome on Marshmallow. I've also (only since the latest version of Adclear) been unable to access GMX Mail's inbox. Previous version was OK. I've verified both of these by switching off Adclear, which fixes it in both cases.
[Android Apps and Games] Clark Joseph Kent:
Down load link not working?

Thanks in advance.
[Android Apps and Games] chteh2008:
Battery draining very fast on Android 8.0 but no such issue on Android 7.1.2, I am on Nexus 5X stock ROM
[Android Apps and Games] Zwubber:
tap anywhere to enable

after enabling for dunno how long, the app will seem to malfunction?

is there anyway it could auto reenable or auto reconnect?

thank you.
[Android Apps and Games] guirimg:
Clean data and start over, I had to do that.

After updating app
[Android Apps and Games] marctronixx:
TEXTRA plus I also sent a ticket in.

so Textra just finished the trial period. i can go into the manage apps of adclear and i am unable to manually turn on ad blocking for textra.

am I missing something or is textra doing something that adclear cant deal with?

[MENTION=7253675]SEVEN_AdClear[/MENTION]

note8 tmobile. stock. i have your certificate and admin access running.
[Android Apps and Games] guirimg:
Delete data and as if it was the first time, because it did not let anything when open the app

You can do something to save backup?
[Android Apps and Games] SEVENDev:
We will investigate this, you should not have to clear data for AdClear doing so will remove any customization and settings that was configured manually.

For "save backup" do you mean to keep the settings after clear data?
[Android Apps and Games] macauf:
Thanks for this wonderful app and now I can get rid of the annoying youtube ads!

A question on facebook app, there is an option 'links open externally' in setting and when I off that option and open links inside facebook, the ads are still shown. On the other hand, it seems your app already filter some facebook suggested ads. Is there any setting I can choose to solve it?
[Android Apps and Games] Azarenka:
PM'ed you.

The comments don't appear (just get a spinning circle) with Adclear enabled.
[Android Apps and Games] Celestial Fury:
In the latest version, bulk update has been removed so - problem solved? But we still have to click every single app in the latest version.

Other VPNs (like Netguard) have tethering support that does not disable the firewall. Why can they have both - WiFi hotspot AND functioning VPN firewall but AdClear can't? A functioning firewall is more important than ad free. People will be forced to make a choice here.

A web browser will

still receive encrypted ads

but does not need a certificate to block them. So, why does AdClear need a certificate to block encrypted ads - BUT web browsers don't need a certificate to block encrypted ads?
[Android Apps and Games] guirimg:
Exactly, something to return to the previous state if you want to try new things or delete data.

Thank you
[Android Apps and Games] SEVENDev:
AdClear causes some issues with the Facebook app due to certificate pinning. Due to this, we have bypassed the application from SSL interception. Currently, there is not a setting to improve this but we are revisiting ad blocking in the Facebook app currently so we should have an update on this soon.

Right, each app will need to be toggled for the Firewall to be enabled. Is the bulk setting something you would find useful? We are still understanding the use cases and in the past, the bulk setting was not used often and seemed to add some confusion. If this is something that users found useful we will look into adding this feature in the new UI.

AdClear should support VPN and hotspot if your device supports this. If you are seeing some other behavior can you report a bug using the in-app feedback so we can take a look?

A web browser extension does not manage the connections, the browser will handle that. The design and architecture are very different despite doing similar things. For Android when blocking ads in apps device-wide a VPN and a certificate is required.

We have looked into supporting this in the past, this would require optionally signing into the app. If there is a demand for this we will definitely look into it again.
[Android Apps and Games] zolaisugly:
Any idea why the widget text is black? I'm using stock theme with stock fonts etc.

Not rooted, running android 7.0 on Hauwei p10+.

I've updated to latest app version, cleared cache and data.

Any help appreciated.
[Android Apps and Games] stgerrard:
After installation, any ideas why Play Store detected this App is harmful? Is it a false alarm or what?
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
This is mostly because we block their ads. Our HTTPS filtering blocks their encrypted ads, so they kicked us out.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
That's weird. It seems like a Huawei thing. I haven't seen that from another user.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVENDev:
Is this in reference to Google Play Protect? We have had some feedback regarding our app being flagged but cannot replicate this in-house. Can you send some additional screenshots in-app? Google Play Protect should not be flagging AdClear so this should be a false alarm if there is something in-app triggering the false alarm we would definitely like to fix it.
[Android Apps and Games] root_iota:
I had installed this app and it uses a lot of RAM. I installed it

and then uninstalled and now I'm stuck with a pattern lock which need to be unlocked everyone I reboot.
[Android Apps and Games] stgerrard:
See attached screenshots
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Clearing Credentials in your security settings should allow you to turn off your screen lock.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Off topic, but I've gotten some emails about what we were doing on the iOS end after we got kicked out of the app store. We've been working on custom DNS blocking, and it's now available for AdClear Plus on iOS (still free, the "plus" is on top of our browser plugin"). I haven't been able to comment until recently as we reevaluated our options.
[Android Apps and Games] tech_head:
On my LG G6 running Nova Launcher, text is also black. Not following theme.
[Android Apps and Games] zolaisugly:
Do LG phones use EMUI? It may be that, that is causing the problem.
[Android Apps and Games] tech_head:
But I'm using Nova and not the builtin home screen.

Nova bypass everything and I can theme in Nova. I can replace all text and this s the one app that does not obey replacing the text color.
[Android Apps and Games] root_iota:
I tried to do that but clear credentials is grayed out.
[Android Apps and Games] jerryn70:
[MENTION=7253675]SEVEN_AdClear[/MENTION] all the download links are not working.

XDA links shows no files.

On official website Apk is not downloaded when we click download button.

And amazon store shows file missing.
[Android Apps and Games] phillymade:
Web link is working fine
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Are you the Device Administrator? Is screen lock greyed out as well?
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Should be fixed now here. Odd that that's happening on our site.

We're no longer on the Amazon store.
[Android Apps and Games] bond32:
Not sure if this has been covered, but is anyone having issues with the firewall notifications? Looks like they keep popping up even after I select an option.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
How so? Can you send a screenshot?
[Android Apps and Games] bond32:
Actually I've sense moved to Nova launcher and it doesn't seem to be a problem anymore. It was showing a notification for the LG stock launcher and it didn't matter which option I chose, the notification would continue to reappear.

Will repost if it happens and I'll grab a ss.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Good deal!
[Android Apps and Games] oroboros74:
Using the latest version on my Mibox. It doesn't start automatically on boot anymore, whereas it used to. Is that a problem on your end or mine?
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Has Mibox had any updates recently? Are your settings unchanged? It's sometimes hard to tell on boxes what could be the cause.
[Android Apps and Games] oroboros74:
No, no updates recently. But it was since one of the last adclear updates that it didn't autostart.

Just in case, the Mibox3 is official Android Tv Marshmallow (not one of the "Chinese boxes"), if that helps.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
This is a very unique situation with the multi-user account, and we're very thankful you've brought this to our attention. This isn't something we have tried so far, and we're interested to try and replicate this tomorrow in some fashion. Are you saying that only under the master account are you able to open the UI?

Regarding your edit: you were only prompted after signing in as a rooted user?

Language support is one of our biggest goals right now. We're sorry you had to experience ads in Turkey. Our user base is very global, and we hope to have the easylists for other languages integrated soon.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Are there ads appearing, or are some sites still refusing to load?
[Android Apps and Games] harsh.:
Just yesterday I come to know about this.. I installed the app enabled it. And then any application which shows adds. Just stopped receiving my WiFi.(none of them loaded to next page)..
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
This is odd behavior. You're saying that apps would just stop working? Were you still able to browse the internet?

Could you provide us with your device model and OS number so we can try to replicate this?
[Android Apps and Games] harsh.:
My device :- micromax AQ4501(sprout 4)

O.S.:- cm13 nightly 20160313

Gapps:-open_gapps-arm-6.0-mini-20151113

the sites or app which were add free can access net Easily. Where as app which frequently shows adds. they were not able to reload or update themselves.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
We currently don't have the ability to test AdClear on CyanogenMod, but we are currently waiting on phones we've bought for that purpose to be shipped. We'll take note of your specs and attempt to replicate when those phones arrive.
[Android Apps and Games] harsh.:
Ty ???? ... Will look forward.. For new things.